Kohen Melaku of Lakomelza

Rabbi Melaku of Yeha (1037-) was the Court Rabbi of Axum under King Dawit II of Axum, succeeding Rabbi Atoberhan of Ambaras.

Biography
Melaku was born in 1037 to a lowborn Ethiopian Jewish family. Melaku succeeded Rabbi Atoberhan of Ambaras as Court Rabbi of Axum after King Dawit II of Axum appointed him to the title himself. Melaku was a skilled religious authority who converted the goyim of Axum to Judaism.